Thread: Kitten food to Grown Cat food?

I don't think the Royal Canin is bad, but neither is it outstanding in terms of protein level or ingredients. If you look at the top few ingredients you see: Chicken meal, brown rice, corn gluten meal, corn, chicken fat, chicken, dried egg product. Not too bad except for the corn several down, but the primary meat is a "meal" rather than pure meat. While this doesn't necessarily mean it is worse for the animal than those that use plain chicken, it definitely is a cheaper ingredient. It is a not a meat "by product" however, which is the cheapest.

3mos old kittens do not consume that much each day. You can find RC's feeding guidelines by weight here: http://products.royalcanin.us/media/...en_36_info.pdf

I think it reasonable to follow your breeder's advice for a while at least, as they should have experience with their lines of cats. One of the problems with getting advice from other people is that what works for one cat may not work well for another. So don't take any advice too seriously, frankly. If you are following the breeder's advice and have any health issues, it will be much easier to discuss them with him/her. And of course you should make any diet changes gradually.

congratulations on your kitten.... can't wait to hear more about him/her....

As far as feeding it can be a minefield... everyone has their own opinions.
The only advice I can give is to feed what the breeder has fed, and gradually change to what you want to feed.
I researched what I feed, and decided on a variety. I have a variety of biscuits because I have 2 kittens (a mc and a tonkinese) and a 2yo cat who loves kitten biscuits. they all eat out of the same biscuit dish, so I mix the biscuits up for all of them.
Then I also feed a variety... they get a wet food in the morning and then raw meat at night. It seems to be the best of all worlds, and the cats are all happy and thriving on it.